securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
jet; spray; injection; jet propulsion
to be too late; to be too slow
expresses displeasure or disapproval; just from (doing); simply by
to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
grandfather; male senior-citizen
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
ignoring (one thing) for (another)
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
should; must; -able; probably; likely
hypothesis; supposition; assumption
to roll around laughing; to fold up; to hold one's sides with laughter
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
intimate friend; close friend; bosom buddy; chum
search (esp. in criminal investigations); investigation; inquiry; enquiry
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job)
speech; expression; wording; language
chair; stool; post; office; position
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
letter; missive; note; mail
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
blank form; sheets of paper; sheet of paper
to pick out; to single out; to select; to extract; to draw out; to pull out
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
with a complacent smile; with a smile of satisfaction